As
I wrote in my previous message to you and have said in my public
comments, I have had serious reservations about the proposed military
action in response
to Syria's chemical weapons attack on its citizens. I have spent hours
meeting with the President, Vice President, and officials from the
Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence services, and those
discussions have not resolved my concerns about the wisdom
of the proposed plans. If the Senate votes on the resolution
(S.J.Res.21) authorizing that proposed plan, I will oppose it.

I
share the President's belief that the use of chemical weapons by Syria
is horrific. But it demands a strong international diplomatic response
incorporating
an array of political and economic actions. The goal should be to deter
any additional use by Syria or any other nation. The international
community should hold Syria to its promise to transfer its chemical
weapons stockpile to international control. While
achieving this goal will be challenging, I applaud the progress the
administration has made towards its goal in the last few days.